Measuring the heterogeneity of the coseismic stress change following the 1999 Mw7.6 Chi-Chi earthque

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Marsan, David ^a   Daniel, Guillaume ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; CHI-CHI EARTHQUAKE 1999; COSEISMIC PROCESS; GAUSSIAN METHOD; RUPTURE; SEISMICITY; STRESS CHANGE; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

EID: 34548531221     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JB004651     Document Type: Article

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